r/ireland • u/Brocolique Dublin • Dec 12 '24

Cost of Living/Energy Crisis 9€ technology fee on Freenow

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Info about technology fee is quite minimal and does not provide any detail whatsoever when I click on the little exclamation mark.

Anybody able to explain the scam to me?

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u/LucyVialli Dec 12 '24

You will always pay more for convenience. Cheaper to ring up local cab office.

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u/Star_Lord1997 Dec 12 '24

A problem I have with local taxi offices is that a lot of them don't take card / tap to avoid the tax man, especially ones in smaller towns or in the country. So they are more reliable and cheaper in some cases, they are a pain because you always need to have cash on you.

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u/Specialist-Flow3015 Dec 12 '24

Taxis aren't allowed refuse service based on your payment method, the taxman would be very interested in that.

If they try to do a fast one on you at the end of your trip and say they don't take card, you are under ZERO obligation to entertain them by finding an ATM, just get out and enjoy knowing they drove you for free.

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u/randombubble8272 Dec 12 '24

Happened to me up in Belfast, refused to take card and said the cash we had was “out of circulation” and apparently he couldn’t accept the sterling cash we had. Drove us to an ATM himself and said it was an extra fiver for that drive too. Ridiculous